Atlantic Blues: Guitar

by Various Artist

Overview

Ranging from the country-blues stylings of Blind Willie McTell to modern-day pyrotechnics by Stevie Ray Vaughan, this edition of the Atlantic Blues series spotlights some of the fine blues pickers to grace many a 20th century stage and stereo. These aren't necessarily all classic performances, but most of the music is of the highest quality. The mix includes cuts by such marquee names as B.B. King and John Lee Hooker, as well as more obscure fare from the likes of Texas Johnny Brown and Cornell Dupree. And for a bit of soul, there's even a clutch of songs by Albert King and Ike and Tina Turner. A fine blues party soundtrack. ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	03/12/1990
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678169526
Rank:	152062

Tracks

1. Broke Down Engine  - Blind Willie McTell
2. Shake 'Em on Down  - Alan Lomax  - Mississippi Fred McDowell
3. My Baby Don't Love Me  - John Lee Hooker
4. Tall Pretty Woman  - Sticks McGhee
5. The Blues Rock  - Johnny Brown  - Texas Johnny Brown
6. There Goes the Blues  - Johnny Brown  - Texas Johnny Brown
7. Bongo Boogie  - Texas Johnny Brown
8. Two Bones and a Pick  - Texas Johnny Brown  - T-Bone Walker
9. Let Me Know  - Chuck Norris
10. Down Through the Years  -  Guitar Slim  - Renald Richard
11. Okie Dokie Stomp  - Pluma Davis  - Cornell Dupree
12. TV Mama  - Big Joe Turner  - Lou Willie Turner
13. Reconsider Baby  - Lowell Fulson  - Al King
14. Midnight Midnight  - Mickey Baker
15. I Smell Trouble  - Don Robey  -  Turner
16. Why I Sing the Blues  - Dave Clark  - B.B. King
17. Crosscut Saw  - R.G. Ford  - Albert King
18. Born Under a Bad Sign  - William Bell  - Booker T. Jones  - Albert King
19. Shake for Me  - Willie Dixon  - John Jr. Hammond
20. Flood Down in Texas  - Link Davis  - Joseph Scott  - Stevie Ray Vaughan

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mississippi Fred McDowell   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
John Lee Hooker   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Cornell Dupree   Primary Artist,Guitar
Chuck Norris   Primary Artist
Mickey Baker   Primary Artist,Guitar
Blind Willie McTell   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
B.B. King   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Big Joe Turner   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ike & Tina Turner   Primary Artist
Sticks McGhee   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Albert King   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
T-Bone Walker   Primary Artist,Guitar
Texas Johnny Brown   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
John Hammond, Jr.   Primary Artist,Guitar
Stevie Ray Vaughan   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Guitar Slim   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Al King   Primary Artist,Vocals
Joe Farrell   Sax (Tenor)
Earl Turbinton   Sax (Alto)
Miles Pratcher   Guitar
Al Jackson, Jr.   Drums
David "Fathead" Newman   Sax (Tenor)
Tina Turner   Vocals
Big Chief Ellis   Piano
Ike Turner   Guitar
William K. "Billy" Hadnott   Bass
Oscar Lee Bradley   Drums
Chuck Rainey   Bass
Joe Comfort   Bass
Don Wilkerson   Congas,Bass (Upright),Drums
Eddie Kirkland   Guitar,Vocals
Elmore James   Guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Bass
Johnny Jones   Piano
Joe Newman   Trumpet
Louis Hubert   Sax (Baritone)
David Hood   Bass
Johnny Heartsman   Guitar
Wilbert Freeman   Bass
Lloyd Glenn   Piano
Ron Levy   Piano
Roger Hawkins   Drums
Jerry Wexler   Piano
Richard Tee   Keyboards
Tommy Shannon   Bass
Seldon Powell   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie   Drums
Plas Johnson   Sax (Tenor)
Ralph MacDonald   Percussion
Ray Johnson   Piano
Red Saunders   Drums
Milton Hopkins   Guitar
R.S. Rankin   Guitar
Abie Baker   Bass
Jimmy Richardson   Bass
Grady "Fats" Jackson   Sax (Tenor)
Edward Rowe   Trumpet
Brownie McGhee   Guitar
Trevor Koehler   Horn
Herman Foster   Piano
Amos Milburn   Piano,Sax (Tenor)
Bobby Forte   Sax (Tenor)
Booker T. Jones   Keyboards
Chris Layton   Drums
Barney Kessel   Guitar
Barry Beckett   Keyboards
Earl Palmer   Drums
Eddie Hinton   Guitar
Garnett Brown   Trombone
Gene Ramey   Bass
Ernie Royal   Trumpet
Duane Allman   Guitar
Sonny Cohn   Trumpet
Sonny Freeman   Drums
Sticks Evans   Drums
Joseph Burton   Trombone
Charlie Eldridge "Chuck" Norris   Guitar
Mack Easton   Sax (Baritone)
Everett Barksdale   Guitar (Rhythm)

Technical Credits

Mississippi Fred McDowell   Arranger,Composer,Performer
Tom Dowd   Producer
Sticks McGhee   Composer,Performer
Willie Dixon   Composer,Performer
Cornell Dupree   Performer
Chuck Norris   Composer,Performer
Michael Cuscuna   Producer
Renald Richard   Composer
Mickey Baker   Composer,Performer
Herb Abramson   Producer
William Bell   Composer
Tina Turner   Performer
Alan Lomax   Composer,Producer
Ahmet Ertegun   Producer,Executive Producer
B.B. King   Composer,Performer
Bob Porter   Producer
Ike Turner   Performer
Ike & Tina Turner   Performer
Eddie Jones   Performer
Don Robey   Composer,Performer
Deadric Malone   Composer
Johnny Brown   Composer,Performer
Johnny Heartsman   Producer
Joseph Scott   Composer
Ron Badger   Producer
Link Davis   Composer
Lowell Fulson   Composer,Performer
Nesuhi Ertegun   Producer
Marlin Greene   Producer
Pluma Davis   Composer
Richard Tee   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
R. B. Ford   Composer
Al King   Performer
Albert King   Performer
T-Bone Walker   Composer,Performer
Texas Johnny Brown   Performer
Blind Willie McTell   Composer,Performer
R.G. Ford   Composer
Robin Nedboy   Photography
Zal Schreiber   Mastering
Stax Staff   Producer
John Hammond, Jr.   Producer,Performer
Sam Feldman   Mastering
Carol Bobolts   Art Direction
Stevie Ray Vaughan   Performer
Henry Stone   Producer
Dave Clark   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
J. W. Scott   Composer
Larry Davis   Composer
John Lee Hooker   Composer,Performer
Johnny Winter   Composer
Dick Shurman   Liner Notes
Lou Willie Turner   Composer
Philippe Rault   Producer
Mark Myerson   Producer
Tunc Erim   Producer
Stephen Innocenzi   Digital Transfers
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown   Composer